Convicted murderer Frank Walls was executed at 6:11 p.m. ET on Dec. 18, 38 years after the brutal murders of Ann Peterson and Edward Alger in Okaloosa County. Walls was originally sent to Florida's ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Walls on Nov. 18. to be executed by lethal injection on Dec. 18 Walls will be the 19th Florida inmate to be put to death this year Walls' last appeal to ...

Nineteen-year-old Tommie Lou Whiddon was sunbathing on a bright March day in Florida when a fledgling serial killer pounced on her. As the junior college student lay helpless and alone in her bikini, ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — The Coastal Conservation Association Florida released 25,000 juvenile redfish into Okaloosa County’s Cinco Bayou yesterday in an effort to enhance the ecosystem there.

Officials in Florida have pinpointed where they will sink a famous ocean liner that spent nearly three decades docked in Philadelphia. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that the historic ...

The historic ocean liner is docked in Mobile, Alabama where it has been prepared for an environmentally safe deployment scheduled for early 2026. The SS United States and USS Oriskany will be about 12 ...

The SS United States will be sunk in the Gulf of Mexico to become the world's largest artificial reef. The historic ocean liner will be located near the USS Oriskany, creating a premier diving ...

A historic ocean liner will become the world's largest artificial reef after it's sunk off Florida's Gulf Coast early next year. Okaloosa County officials announced Tuesday that they expect to sink ...

The event will take place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center on Okaloosa Island. This gathering will feature veteran speakers, followed by the unveiling of the ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Fourteen men were arrested during an operation by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office targeting alleged child sexual predators, according to the OCSO. UPDATE: ...

When a 86-year-old woman went missing after falling while walking her dog, the heroic canine grabbed the attention of an Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy and led her to the injured woman. An Okaloosa ...

A Florida woman's four-legged grandchild is being hailed as a hero after he led deputies right to her after she fell in Okaloosa County. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a ...